Specifications

Use Multiple Monitors for One Virtual Machine in Player
If the host system has multiple monitors, you can configure a virtual machine to use multiple monitors. You
can use the multiple-monitor feature when the virtual machine is in full screen mode.
Prerequisites
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Configure multiple monitors for one virtual machine. See “Configure Display Settings for a Virtual
Machine,” on page 61.
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Verify that the virtual machine is a Player 3.x or later virtual machine.
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Verify that the latest version of VMware Tools is installed in the guest operating system.
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Verify that the guest operating system is Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Linux.
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On the host system, verify that the left-most monitor is not placed lower than any other monitor in the
display topology. When you enter full screen mode, the monitor that contains the Player window
cannot be lower than another monitor.
Procedure
1 Power on the virtual machine and click the maximize button.
2 On the full screen toolbar, click the Cycle multiple monitors button.
On a Windows host, you can mouse over a button on the toolbar to see its name.
If your virtual machine supports more than two monitors, use the Cycle multiple monitors button to
select a configuration with more than two monitors. The monitor in which the virtual machine entered
full screen mode is marked with an asterisk.
The guest operating system desktop extends to the additional monitor or monitors.
3 If the host system has more than two monitors and you want the virtual machine to use all of the
monitors, click the Cycle multiple monitors button again.
The order in which the monitors are used depends on the order in which the monitors were added to
the host operating system. If you continue to click the button, you return to fewer monitors.
Limitations for Mutiple Monitors
The use of more than two monitors with a virtual machine has certain limitations.
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If you attempt to use more than two monitors with a virtual machine, your virtual machine must
support more than two monitors for this feature to function.
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More than two monitors is supported on Windows and Linux host and guest operating systems.
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Windows XP guests support more than three monitors. However, only three monitors can be in use by
a Windows XP guest at one time. If more than three monitors are connected to a Windows XP guest,
use the Cycle multiple monitors button to cycle through the monitors to the configuration you want to
use.
Download a Virtual Appliance in Player
You can download a virtual appliance in Player. A virtual appliance is a prebuilt, preconfigured, and ready-
to-run software application that is packaged with the operating system in a virtual machine.
Procedure
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Select Player > File > Download a Virtual Appliance.
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